{"product_id":"kim-philby-chief-of-the-s-i-s-a-counterfactual-history-9798867891916","title":"Kim Philby, Chief of the S.I.S.: A counterfactual history","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Henderson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military - Intelligence \u0026amp; Espionage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn January 1968, Sir Harold Adrian Russell 'Kim' Philby KCMG CBE, chief of the SIS retired after serving the Crown for twenty-seven years. He was also a spy of Soviet intelligence- the infamous NKVD and its successor the KGB. On May 11, 1988, Philby died peacefully in his cottage in Surrey, England. His obituaries in national papers read: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A suave and charming patrician figure leading successfully British intelligence in the Cold War'; 'a man who outmaneuvered his Whitehall rivals and avoided scandals'. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a counterfactual history for the eyes of the specialist reader of the history of British counterintelligence. We reconstruct key events and episodes taking into consideration that since 1951 Philby was at the helm of the SIS. Weekly he briefed the prime minister and, \u003ci\u003einfluenced\u003c\/i\u003e foreign intelligence and strategy to the advantage of the security interests of Moscow.\u003cbr\u003eNote: This monograph requires prior knowledge of British counterintelligence history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eabout the author: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Henderson devotes his time in archives and, feels books\u003cbr\u003eon intelligence and secret services have to be \u003ci\u003eintelligence products\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHe adores reading research monographs and PhD theses. Indeed the research passion of\u003cbr\u003eearly career researchers\/academics boosts historical knowledge, especially on intelligence\/espionage.\u003cbr\u003eWhile writing this monograph he had been listining to 'Philby' (1979) by Rory Gallagher.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45554726633623,"sku":"9798867891916","price":906.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798867891916.webp?v=1768588864","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/kim-philby-chief-of-the-s-i-s-a-counterfactual-history-9798867891916","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}